Mar. 19, 2017, 6:21 a.m.

The 26.2.-mile “Stadium to the Sea” course that was implemented in 2010 begins at Dodger Stadium and goes through Echo Park, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills to the finish line in Santa Monica. The race kicks off at 6:30 a.m. with the wheelchair participants, followed by the women’s elite field at 6:45 and the rest of the participants at 6:55.

Mar. 19, 2017, 6:18 a.m.

Amy Robinson will run in the L.A. Marathon on Sunday, the eighth marathon in which she's competed in the last three years. Robinson has used running to help combat depression. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles TImes)

The details come back to Amy Robinson when she describes the first time she told her story in front of people.

It was akin to the nervousness that comes with public speaking, but most speakers don’t expose themselves emotionally the way Robinson did when she stood in front of about 1,000 people at a community event in Santa Monica.